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New York. Portrait of a City - Reseñas (8)

"New York is the ultimate modern city…This new photo-history takes in the highs and lows of the last 150 years, from the crowd outside the Stock Exchange after Lincoln’s assassination to the excitement of the first sightseers on the observation deck at the Empire State Building in 1931. In some of the most striking images, heavenly shafts of light illuminate the main concourse of Grand Central Station, while daredevil Philippe Petit walks a tightrope strung between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in 1974…With walk-on parts from familiar names including Harry Houdini, Frank Sinatra and Andy Warhol, there are definitive images of every decade – from Prohibition to Flower Power – making this a richly rewarding tribute to the world’s capital."— Lonely Planet, London, Reino Unido

"Reuel Golden’s thoughtful selection, along with TASCHEN’s trademark high-quality production, prove that a picture is often worth a thousand words. … You come away from looking through New York with the same sense that you have after watching a great film. By the end of its 600 pages, you have laughed out loud, felt outrage, pity and awe, cheered and welled up more than once. It’s all here – New York’s gritty, glittering history, chronicled by more than 150 known and unknown photographers, whose extraordinary images were sourced from dozens of archives and private collections. … Each section has an insightful and readable preface. If Golden is not a born-and-bred New Yorker, he does a fine job of playing one in his essays, which are infused with love, nostalgia and a dash of cynicism. He has chosen well the quotes from books, films, shows and songs that are woven through the pages."— South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, Hong Kong